What Is The DOM?

The video tutorial introduces the Document Object Model (DOM) and its role in JavaScript. It explains the DOM's structure as a tree of nodes representing HTML elements and how JavaScript can manipulate these elements. The tutorial compares vanilla JavaScript with jQuery for DOM manipulation, emphasizing the benefits of using vanilla JavaScript for performance. It concludes with an exploration of the document object and its various methods and properties.

What does DOM stand for and what is its purpose?

Describe the structure of the DOM as mentioned in the text.

Explain the difference between using jQuery and vanilla JavaScript for DOM manipulation.

What are some of the methods and properties associated with the document object?

What are some ways to select elements from the DOM as mentioned in the text?